Question

if tom spins the spinner 80 times work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner will land on 3 please help me

Answer 1

Answer:

The estimated number of times the spinner will land on 3 is 20.

Step-by-step explanation:

The complete question is:

A four-sided spinner is provided. If Tom spins the spinner 80 times then work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner will land on 3.

Solution:

Assume that the four-sided spinner is unbiased.

That is all the four outcomes are equally likely to be selected.

The probability that the spinner lands on any of the four numbers is:

P(1) = P (2) = P (3) = P (4) = 0.25

It is provided that Tom spins the spinner n = 80 times.

The spinner can land on any of the four numbers independently.

The random variable X, defined as the number of times the spinner lands on 3, follows a Binomial distribution with parameters n = 80 and p = 0.25.

The expected value of X is:

$E(X)=np$

        $=80\times 0.25\\=20$

Thus, the estimated number of times the spinner will land on 3 is 20.